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Caroline Flint, the Labour Party Minister in charge of the Government's drugs policy, wants to end the sale of legal Magic Mushrooms in the UK with a proposal, on page 21, paragraph 21 of the new drugs bill, to ban Magic Mushrooms outright. If the clause in question were to become law, possession of a Magic Mushroom could entail 7 years in prison.

Our Dutch mushroom growers have been advised by legal experts that such action would be illegal under EU trade laws. They have already launched proceedings in the European Court in Strasbourg.

In the mean time, you may ask what you can do to stop New Labour banning our favourite fungi? We urge all our customers to write to Caroline Flint MP. Her address is:

Mrs Flint has stated that Magic Mushrooms are dangerous and cause mental illness, so we urge the thousands of mushroom users in the UK, who know this is not the case, to inform her of the truth. You can refer to the following two reports on the safety of Magic Mushrooms:

The UK Home Office estimates that 197,000 people tried Magic Mushrooms in the year 2003. We believe the figure for 2004 to be much higher. That's an awful lot of potential voters. Therefore, we urge you, especially if you have voted Labour in the past or would otherwise do in the future, to write to your local Labour MP or Labour candidate. If you do not know who this is, simply visit www.labour.org.uk and type in your postcode in the box on the left hand corner and then click local contact information.

Remember, Labour do not want to ban Magic Mushrooms because they really believe they are dangerous. They are doing this purely for political reasons and in response to the hysteria and lies printed in some of the right wing press. We genuinely believe Labour's Nanny State efforts to stop decent law-abiding UK citizens from enjoying a non-toxic plant, that has been used for thousands of years, will piss off a lot of voters. Perhaps, if they realise how unpopular their proposed Magic Mushroom ban will be, you can force them to think again!

In the mean time, we wish our Dutch suppliers every success in their efforts in the European Courts to stop Labour's proposal to put Magic Mushrooms into the same category as truly dangerous substances such as Crack Cocaine and Heroin.

If you would like more information on the current legal status of Magic Mushrooms in Europe and information about their effects - please click on this pdf file, which you may print, reproduce and distribute at your will.